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Saturday, August 11, 2007

WHY WE SHOULD GO HOME ON TIME...

Mr. Narayana Murthy is undoubtedly one of the most famous persons from Karnataka. He is known not just for building the biggest IT Empire in India but also for his simplicity. Almost every important dignitary visits InfoSys campus. He delivered an interesting speech during an employee session with another IT company in India . He is incidentally, one of the top 50 influential people of Asia according to an Asiaweek publication and also the new IT Advisor to the Thailand Prime Minister.

Extract of Mr. Narayana Murthy's Speech during Mentor Session:

I know people who work 12 hours a day, six days a week, or more. Some people do so because of a work emergency where the long hours are only temporary. Other people I know have put in these hours for years. I do not know if they are working all these hours, but I do k now they are in the office this long. Others put in long office hours because they are addicted to the workplace.

Whatever the reason for putting in overtime, working long hours over the long term is harmful to the person and to the organization. There are things managers can do to change this for everyone's benefit. Being in the office long hours, over long periods of time, makes way for potential errors.

My colleagues who are in the office long hours frequently make mistakes caused by fatigue. Correcting these mistakes requires their time as well as the time and energy of others. I have seen people work Tuesday through Friday to correct mistakes made after 5 PM on Monday.

Another problem is that people who are in the office long hours are not pleasant company. They often complain about other people (who are not working as hard); they are irritable, or cranky, or even angry. Other people avoid them. Such behaviour poses problems, where work goes much better when people work together instead of avoiding one another.

As Managers, there are things we can do to help people leave the office. First and foremost is to set the example and go home ourselves. I work with a manager who chides people for working long hours. His words quickly lose their meaning when he sends these chiding group e-mails with a time-stamp of 2 AM, Sunday.

Second is to encourage people to put some balance in their lives. For instance, here is a guideline I find helpful:

1) Wake up, eat a good breakfast, and go to work.

2) Work hard and smart for eight or nine hours.

3) Go home.

4) Read the books/comics, watch a funny movie, dig in the dirt, play with your kids, etc.

5) Eat well and sleep well.

This is called recreating. Doing steps 1, 3, 4, and 5 enable step 2. Working regular hours and recreating daily are simple concepts. They are hard for some of us because that requires 'personal change'. They are possible since we all have the power to choose to do them.

In considering the issue of overtime, I am reminded of my oldest son. When he was a toddler, if people were visiting the apartment, he would not fall asleep no matter how long the visit was, and no matter what time of day it was. He would fight off sleep until the visitors left. It was as if he was afraid that he would miss some thing. Once our visitors' left, he would go to sleep. By this time, however, he was over tired and would scream through half the night with nightmares. He, my wife, and I, all paid the price for his fear of missing out.

Perhaps some people put in such long hours because they do not want to miss anything when they leave the office. The trouble with this is that events ill never stop happening. That is life! Things happen 24 hours a day. Allowing for little rest is not ultimately practical. So, take a nap. Things will happen while you are asleep, but you will have the energy to catch up when you wake. Hence,

"LOVE YOUR JOB, BUT NEVER F ALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR COMPANY BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE COMPANY STOPS LOVING YOU"

- Narayana Murthy -

(So, go home on time. On Monday & Thursday, come join us in our Qigong practice from 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.)

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Name: CSCQ Kepong Station

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia

中国鹤翔庄气功简称鹤功，我们是一群鹤功的爱好及修炼者，我们的练功时间：每星期一及四从晚上八点至九点半，地点是甲洞帝沙华文小学之食堂前。欢迎各界参与我们的练功活动，请光临多多指教。
We practice twice weekly on every Monday and Thursday from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm at our station located at SRJK (C) Taman Desa Jaya, Jalan 31, Taman Desa Jaya, 52100 Kuala Lumpur. You are welcome to join us in our practice.

The practice of Qigong is for the strengthening of our body and curing of diseases. To make it effective, we will have to satisfy the following 3 requirements:

(1) We must have trust. Firstly, we must have trust in ourselves and secondly, we must have trust in Qigong. Qigong is a science that explores the secrets of our human body and life messages.
Its special effects exploit our bodyâ€™s potential and bring about self curative measures. We will have to trust ourselves in the use of Qigong practice for the curing of chronic diseases. Believe that through persistent and consistent Qigong practice, these diseases will certainly be cured together with the improvement in the quality of our physical body.

(2) We must have determination. We must not be afraid of hardship and tiredness. In times of difficulties, we have to stay firm in our determination to overcome all difficulties. We must be determined to bring positive results to our Qigong practice. Overcome the little time we may have owing to our busy work schedules and household chores.
Especially when we encounter recurrence of the diseases we used to have due to the flow of Qi in our Qigong practice, we must stay firm and continue the practice without interruptions.

(3) We must be persistent. Qigong practice needs persistency and perseverance in order to achieve good results. Do not simply interrupt the Qigong practice or stop practicing when we feel better.
This brings about the wastage of our previous efforts as when the genuine Qi in your body is stopped when it is about to work. This may also cause blockages in the meridians and channels. As a result, the diseases recur. Believe that Qigong will never let you down and success will eventually arrive.
Be persistent in our practice for several years and good results will be achieved.
Do not be in a hurry to achieve success as the negative may result. There is no such thing as "once and for all".